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220230610012 · 02/15/2023 · Asarco LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
OTHER
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Welder (non-shop)
Activity
Handling supplies or material
Injury source
PULVERIZED MINERAL (DUST)
Nature of injury
DUST IN EYES
Body part
EYE(S) OPTIC NERVE/VISON
Days lost
0
Mine experience
0.52 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Grupo Mexico S A B de C V
Operator
Asarco LLC
Mine
0200150

Narrative

Employee was cleaning up dust and debris on the transfer tower when a wind gust caught the material. They felt material get into eyes and attempted to clean them out. They continued to feel irritation in right eye and reported it to supervision. Employee was treated by an ophthalmologist who cleaned material out of the eye and prescribed prophylactic antibiotic eye drops.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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